,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ffeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #a1 #bjbj,mr4   
,bacon 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,crawford1    
,mr4 ,armstrong1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4    
,fortenberry1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4      
,panetta1 ,mr4 ,crow1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1   
,mrs4 ,luria1 and ,ms4 ,sherrill7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title ,,vi of the ,social         
,security ,act to expand the permissible
 use of funds under the ,coronavirus    
,relief ,fund4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,flexibility   
for ,localities and ,eligibility        
,expansion ,act of #bjbj4  #b4          
,expansion of permissible use of funds  
under the ,coronavirus ,relief ,fund    
,section #fja7;d7 of the ,social        
,security ,act1 as added by section     
#ejja7;a7 of the ,,cares ,act 7,public  
,law #aaf-acf71 is amended to read as   
follows3  7d7 ,use of funds ,a ,state1  

,tribal government1 and unit of local   
government shall use the funds provided 
under a payment made under this         
section-- 7#a7 to cover those costs of  
the ,state1 ,tribal government1 or unit 
of local government 7or of any other    
unit of local government with a         
population not greater than #ejj1jjj    
within such ,state1 ,tribal government1 
or unit of local government7 that-- 7,a7
 are necessary expenditures incurred due
 to the public health emergency with    
respect to the ,coronavirus ,disease    
#bjai 7,,covid-#ai72  7,b7 were not     
accounted for in the budget most        
recently approved as of the date of     
enactment of this section for the ,state
 or government2 and  7,c7 were incurred 
during the period that begins on ,march 
#a1 #bjbj1 and ends on ,december #cj1   
#bjbj2 or  7#b7 to offset revenue       
shortfalls of the ,state1 ,tribal       
government1 or unit of local government 
7or of any other unit of local          
government with a population not greater

 than #ejj1jjj within such ,state1      
,tribal government1 or unit of local    
government7 that occurred due to such   
public health emergency during the      
period that begins on ,march #a1 #bjbj1 
and ends on ,december #cj1 #bjbj1       
including shortfalls in-- 7,a7 taxes    
collected1 including income tax1        
property tax1 sales and use tax1        
restaurant tax1 hotel tax1 occupation   
tax1 motor vehicle fuel tax1 rental car 
tax1 and payments in lieu of tax2  7,b7 
charges1 rents1 royalties1 and fees1    
including utility fees1 franchise fees1 
license fees1 and permit fees2  7,c7    
intergovernmental transfers2 and  7,d7  
dedicated revenue streams pledged for   
bond payments4  4